U.S. President Donald Trump said "this is not Winston Churchill we're dealing with" regarding the UK's approach to the Iran war.
  • Simon_M@feddit.ukEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    I’m so happy he is not happy. America is very good at starting wars and then letting everyone else deal with the consequences.

  • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
    18·
    2 days ago

    Churchill would have also told Trump to do one. He was not known for his lack of candour. The UK was at war with Germany before the Americans got involved so I don’t know what trump’s talking about. The US joined the UK on that one.

    Why would Churchill get the UK involved in a war that didn’t already affect the UK?

    Of course knowing any of this would require Trump to have actually read a history book which is probably where the issue starts.

  • zeet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    Trump: **adopts fascist policies, sets up a militia to target minorities, and illegally invades other countries**

    Also Trump: Please, Kier, be more like Churchill

    I’m not sure what he’s expecting here

      • Womble@piefed.worldEnglish
        1·
        7 hours ago

        Yes, to vote in the most progressive government the country has ever had, but then voted Churchill back in about 7 years later.

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        24·
        2 days ago

        Keeping antisemitism alive, what a beautiful person. Lemme guess, me saying that means I’m a zIoNiSt

        • Mrkawfee@feddit.ukEnglish
          32·
          1 day ago

          Because pointing out donors like Miriam Adelson, who gave Trump 250 million to bomb Iran, or.Larry Ellison, or Bill Ackman or a panoply of Jewish billionaire donors who are Israel First fanatics makes me anti Semitic.

          Moron.

          • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
            32·
            1 day ago

            That isn’t what you said and you know it. “jewish people are bad” is textbook anti-semitism.

            • Mrkawfee@feddit.ukEnglish
              33·
              1 day ago

              Whatever man. Keep conflating criticism of Jewish lobbying of US politics with “muh antisemitism” so no one feels.confident enough to talks about it while we are frog marched to world war 3 by these fanatics.

              • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                32·
                1 day ago

                There was absolutely no need for you to only identify these people as “Jewish” and no other descriptors or names originally. That is why your comment was removed. It was flatly anti-semitic. Not subjective, you can stop pretending now. This is a lie and I know you’re doing it on purpose.

                • Mrkawfee@feddit.ukEnglish
                  22·
                  18 hours ago

                  Because they are Jewish. Sorry if that triggers years of conditioning in you.

  • Denjin@feddit.ukEnglish
    28·
    2 days ago

    Maybe Starmer has realised that the best thing for his approval rating is to be disliked by Trump.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      14 hours ago

      Worked for Mark Carney in Canada. Came back from a 30 point deficit while the other guy was kissing Trump’s ass.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      I was saying this the other day. The best way Zack can get elected is to stand on a platform of pissing off Trump. Even reformer voters aren’t hugely in favour of Trump.